DTM: Two podium places for Audi at the finale
By finishing the final DTM race at the Hockenheimring in Baden-Wuerttemberg as the runner-up Martin Tomczyk locked his dominant performance in the 2011 season in concrete. The native of Rosenheim, Bavaria, who was determined as champion in the last race at Valencia, merely had to admit defeat to Jamie Green (Mercedes). Audi racer Miguel Molina clinched the first podium place in his DTM career. All A4 DTM cars are equipped with clutch high-tech from ZF Friedrichshafen AG.
Points were also scored by Audi drivers Mike Rockenfeller in fourth place, Mattias Ekström in sixth, and Timo Scheider and Oliver Jarvis in seventh and eighth place, respectively. In the final standings Ekström thus overtook Bruno Spengler, who finished out of the points, and secured the slot of the runner-up.
ZF has been involved in the DTM as an official supplier since the beginning of the 2011 season. This year Audi exclusively relies on the company’s clutches. From the 2012 season on, ZF will be the exclusive supplier of clutch systems to the three premium car manufacturers, Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz. The new DTM season will open at Hockenheim at the end of April.
Results, finale at Hockenheim (D), DTM, round 10, 21 Oct-23 Oct 2011:
1. Jamie Green, Mercedes, 1h 00m 45.734s
2. Martin Tomczyk, Audi, + 7.620s, ZF
3. Miguel Molina, Audi, + 10.142s, ZF
4. Mike Rockenfeller, Audi, + 22.486s, ZF
5. Gary Paffett, Mercedes, + 23.985s
6. Mattias Ekström, Audi, + 24.418s, ZF
7. Timo Scheider, Audi, + 32.358s, ZF
8. Oliver Jarvis, Audi, + 32.840s, ZF
9. Bruno Spengler, Mercedes, + 33.201s
10. Filipe Albuquerque, Audi, + 34.967s, ZF
Final drivers’ standings:
1. M. Tomczyk, 72 points; 2. M. Ekström, 52; 3. B. Spengler, 51; 4. T. Scheider, 36; 5. J. Green, 35; 6. M. Rockenfeller, 31; 7. G. Paffett, 25; 8. R. Schumacher, 21; 9. E. Mortara, 21; 10. O. Jarvis, 14.
Other results:
Results, Hockenheim (D), Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup, round 8 (final round) 21 Oct-23 Oct 2011:
1. Daniel Lloyd, Volkswagen, 20m 02.023s, ZF
2. Dennis Trebing, Volkswagen, + 0.441s, ZF
3. Ola Nilsson, Volkswagen, + 1.740s, ZF
4. Moritz Oestreich, Volkswagen, + 2.308s, ZF
5. Stefano Proetto, Volkswagen, + 4.145s, ZF
6. Aditya Patel, Volkswagen, + 4.692s, ZF
7. Mateusz Lisowski, Volkswagen, + 5.092s, ZF
8. Jonas Giesler, Volkswagen, + 6.830s, ZF
9. Fabian Danz, Volkswagen, + 7.368s, ZF
10. Adam Gladysz, Volkswagen, + 8.367s, ZF
Final drivers’ standings:
1. M. Lisowski, 416 points; 2. O. Nilsson, 355; 3. D. Lloyd, 351; 4. S. Proetto, 326; 5. A. Patel, 319; 6. M. Oestreich, 275; 7. A. Gladysz, 225; 8. J. Ubben, 222; 9. D. Trebing, 197; 10. J. Mobley, 172.